The Shia Revival: How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future

The Shia Revival: How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future

<p><strong>“Historically incisive, geographically broad-reaching, and brimming with illuminating anecdotes.” —Max Rodenbeck, <em>New York Review of Books</em></strong></p><br />One of America’s leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam in this “smart, clear and timely” book (<em>Washington Post</em>). Still essential and still timely ten years after its original publication, <em>The Shia Revival</em> provides a unique and objective understanding of the 1,400-year bitter struggle between Shias and Sunnis and sheds crucial light on its modern-day consequences. A new epilogue elucidates the rise of ISIS and ongoing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia.